I don’t mean this in a rude way. Feels like the past week or so has had some bizarre questions asked.

  • Aurora
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    21 minutes ago

    Are you by any chance referring to the user who posted stuff like this? (Not from NSQ but they did post there.)

    • @[email protected]OP
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      213 minutes ago

      That’s the user that keeps asking why their friends don’t like them when they only respond with one worders or all caps, right? Yes, that is one of the users I was referring to, lol

      • Aurora
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        16 minutes ago

        Yes, her!!

        Or maybe I should say “YES.” 😂

  • NutWrench
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    201 day ago

    I think the questions are from bots, testing topics to farm controversy or outrage points. The greater the number of replies, the more likely the topic will be used in a future marketing or agit-prop campaign.

    So you get these really stupid, controversial, psychopathic takes that no one should be taking seriously. The point of the exercise is the emotional reaction, the outrage, not getting a serious answer.

    • @[email protected]
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      313 hours ago

      I don’t know whether to be flattered that they consider Lemmy a serious enough platform to farm responses or be pissed that they have infected Lemmy like they did with sites like Reddit.

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    1 day ago

    Hello, may I acquaint you with our lord and saviour, Artificial Intelligence?

    Edit: That came across way more flippant than I’d intended it to be; I apologize. Yeah, I’ve noticed it too, you’re not alone.

    • @[email protected]
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      24 hours ago

      Personally, every time I see a “Where did all this racism come from?” type post, I always wonder if OP is twelve years old.

  • @[email protected]
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    201 day ago

    Noticed that as well, it’s absolutely ridiculous. But judging by the amount of serious replies most people don’t seem to care.

  • @Remember_the_tooth
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    101 day ago

    HA HA HA HA. IMAGINE HAVING NEVER MET A HUMAN PERSON LIKE US! THEY PROBABLY DON’T EVEN EAT NORMAL HUMAN FOOD!

    • @[email protected]
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      31 day ago

      I’ve noticed it too. I came here because Reddit has become increasingly toxic, with bots of outrage and division thriving there. I really hope Lemmy doesn’t follow the same path, but I suspect efforts will be made to make alternatives to controlled media even more toxic. I’m not sure what the best strategies are to counter this kind of malevolence.

  • Anna
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    51 day ago

    Hey most people here have never encountered any other human being who wasn’t involved in their creation.

  • @j4k3
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    31 day ago

    I blocked NSQ because a bot is a mod. I don’t see anything particularly odd here. It just seems like people asking general random stuff like real people